Lucy was born and raised in Ridgebury, in the mountains of Pennsylvania; an area steeped in superstition. When Lucy was 6 she discovered she had the gift of “sight”-the ability to see the future of others but not her own. Her “sight” is somehow connected to the Deep Woods on the back of her farm and makes her an oddity to other children. When her father mysteriously disappears when Lucy is 9, she enters the Deep Woods looking for answers to questions she is too young to ask. As a young girl, she marries into a religious order and eventually moves to the Valley towns of Athens, Sayre and Waverly . As a young wife, she is terribly unhappy and her life takes many twists and turns- including one of forbidden love, betrayal and abandonment. Her quest for love takes her to Florida and the Midwest, but ultimately takes her home to the mountains to seek answers to age-old questions. It is a story that will touch your heart.

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

I wanted to do a fun post todaybut life has a way of takingunexpected twists and turns.I worked at the VA yesterday.When I got home there was a message on my phone.Our long-time friend, and almost family, memberTom B. passed away.

His wife woke at 6am and he was gone..gone from this earth to a better place...leaving this world a poorer placewith his absence.Tom was a good soul-kind and gentle and loving.You might remember when I helpedthem stage their house a couple of years ago-You can see that here & hereThey moved to Florida after their house soldand have been enjoying life down there.He is the guy that I thought would outlive us all.I was wrong.He was bigger than life and one of the funniest menI have ever met.I will miss all his witticisms at our family gatherings.Until they moved- they spentEVERY HOLIDAY with us.Please keep Ruth and their daughter, Lori, in your prayers.They will need them.Tom & Ruth were a special couple-just like family to us.If you saw Tom you could be sure Ruthwas somewhere nearby and vice-versa.I will be gone for a bit.This has been a crazy summer for usall the way around.Sorry to be gone-but-I will be back soon-----ps-----No laughs today but I will havesome for you when I come back....pinky promise!

A big cost.I see it every day I work at the VA.I see the sacrifices made by men and womento ensure our freedom.So, take just a moment todayand whisper a THANK YOUto all those that fought for uson this, and foreign, land.Wing a prayer up for those families left behind when their sons and daughtersgave their lives for all of us.I will leave you with one of my very favorite photos.This was taken on our dockabout 4 years ago when the fireworks werebursting in the air over the bay.THAT is WONDER & AWE!

enough time to edit them all.There are a lot more pictureshere than I usually post at one time.

So, I will break this up into a couple of posts

so you can get a peek at things.

This beautiful floral came from my oldest daughter

for letting the girls stay here for the last few days.

It sits on the glass-topped cherub "shelf"

that sits under the living room windows

that overlook our front porch.

It sits next to an old Eastlake wicker rocker.

Across from the chair is a swing that the kidsspend a lot of time on when they are here.

I see I took this before I had the bench pad on...oh well...it is what it is!If you look towards the road from the swingthis is what you see.

This is right in front of the porch.Those pillows are NOT staying.I tossed them there and forgot to remove them for the photo.

Not sure why some of these pictures are so washed out looking...Hey- Never said I was a PHOTOGRAPHER, did I? No. No. I didn't!

This one is a bit better!

This hangs between the tree and porch.The birdhouse is all wonky because it hasa nest in it and I didn't want to disturb itby "straightening" it.The bird flew out in my face andscared the devil out of mewell, not really-the devil is stilllurking here somewhere...I think he is downstairs readinghis Bible and praying that I will be a good girl...

This is looking towards the garage which is an ell to the right(which you can't see)Taken by the base of the front steps.

Next to the front garage doors (there are back ones, too)is this huge clematis.I must have done something right with this one..neglect maybe?

Okay---this is the true color...

It's a beaut, isn't it?Here's another BEAUT for you...Courtesy of Walmart!Ready? SALUTE!!!!!

imageIs that the MOST PATRIOTIC MANyou have ever seen?You didn't really think I was going to let yougo away smiling over MY FLOWERS did you?Happy July 3rd!I will try to visit if I can---I may be just sitting around holdingSTUMPER!Can't wait to see her walkingin that little cast she has on.

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